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07/19 16:59 CDT 15-year-old Aphrodite Deng becomes first Canadian winner in US Girls' Junior history 15-year-old Aphrodite Deng becomes first Canadian winner in US Girls' Junior history JOHNS CREEK, Ga. (AP) --- Aphrodite Deng became the first Canadian winner in U.S. Girls' Junior history, beating Xingtong Chen of Singapore 2 and 1 on Saturday in the 36-hole final at Atlanta Athletic Club. The 15-year-old Deng won her third junior major title of the year, following the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley in April and the Mizuho Americas Open in May. She earned a spot in the 2026 U.S. Women's Open at Riviera. "It really means a lot. I just can't believe that I won," Deng said. "I didn't really think about the end result because I knew there were a lot of good players here. I just tried to win each match." Deng had a 4-up lead over the 16-year-old Chen --- the first player from Singapore to reach the championship match --- after 18 holes. Chen cut the deficit to two twice on the second 18, the last with a par win on the 34th. Deng ended it on the 35th by matching Chen's par. "I think I stayed in the moment throughout the whole match," Deng said. "I did get a little tired at the end. I learned that I'm pretty consistent and I'm pretty good, and I think that I stay pretty calm in front of a crowd and cameras." ___ AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf

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